2008 rewind (1)

by on December 30, 2008
in rewind

The year 2008 is drawing to a close. Although its beginning was a bit chaotic and full of surprising changes, it was a year of fulfilment.
Move
I moved to a new place. Finally? Hopefully? Sadly? Happily? Happily. Having my own place and almost not having time to live in it. Isn’t it ironic?
Tina
In January Tina, a beautiful Labrador, unexpectedly came to live with me. She was six months then. Now she’s a year and a half, of course, and hopefully, there is no mark of her disobedience, naughtiness and silliness except for the half-eaten kitchen chair, a dozen of sleeveless garments or shoulder straps and plenty of chewed shoe soles. It was a success to persuade her that bones and other dog toys taste much better than clothes and furniture.
Wedding
The whole year I was occupied with this one-day event, but it was worth it. It was the most memorable day in my life.
Job
I started working for one of the most prestigious language schools in our city and I met interesting people there.
Studies
It’s the last year of my studies. I hope to write more than one chapter of my master thesis.
Books
I got back to reading and I’ve been reading two books – Traktat o łuskaniu fasoli by Wiesław Myśliwski and Madame by Antoni Libera. I hope to finish one of them this year. The books differ a lot. The first one is like a philosophical tale about life. The other is simply entertaining. Finally, Polish writers have freed our literature from national independence theme. Here is a quote from Myśliwski:

Są przecież takie słowa, które nie mają swoich stałych znaczeń. Słowa wymienne na wszystkie nasze pragnienia, marzenia, tęsknoty, myśli. Można by powiedzieć, słowa bezcielesne, zabłąkane we wszechświecie innych słów, słowa, które szukają swoich znaczeń czy, lepiej byłoby powiedzieć, swoich wyobrażeń. Jak chociażby wieczność, nicość. Więc kto wie, czy i wolność do tych słów nie należy. Takich słów trzeba się jednak strzec, jako że potrafią się wcielić w każde znaczenie i w każde wyobrażenie. W zależności, na ile gotowi jesteśmy się im poddać i do czego chcemy ich użyć. Według mnie to nawet natura nie jest wolna.
W. Myśliwski, Traktat o łuskaniu fasoli

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